Atomic

Backland 85 Ski + Hybrid Skin - 2023

Whether we're heading out for a multi-day mission or a quick dawn patrol before work, the Atomic Men's Backland 85 Alpine Touring Ski + Hybrid Skin 85 combo lets you trade ounces for vertical feet—but not at the expense of performance. Weighing in at just over five pounds per pair in a 172-centimeter length, these certainly won't hold you back on the skintrack, with a narrow 85-millimeter waist to get you back down. A rockered tip combined with Atomic's HRZN Tech Tip, which provides more surface area without adding weight, makes this ski feel floaty in powder and confident though more variable snow, while a generous amount of underfoot camber not only delivers a reliable edge grip on firm snow, but adds more skin-to-snow contact for improved efficiency on slick skintracks.